Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Armenian Highland
National Language
Somalia
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Greek
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Evening Good
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
Fadlan
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
caraysiiyo
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Not Applicable
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
somali
arménien
German Name
Somali
Armenisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Armenians
Origin
19th century
late 5th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Somali
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
arme1241
Linguasphere
No data available
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Somali and Armenian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Somali and Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Armenian Speaking population
Somali and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Somali and Armenian on Somali vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Armenian Language Codes
Somali and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
